Tilburg Treats May
Are you curious about the activities Tilburg has to offer in May? Once again, this year, Tilburg is treating you to fantastic events you won't want to miss.
Events
- Kleintje Hollands: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Soundmix/Playback show for people with intellectual disabilities. Well-known artists shine alongside emerging talent during the finals on May 26 on the Heuvel.
- Bevrijdingsconcert Piushaven: Enjoy a free concert in Piushaven on May 5 at 8:00 pm. Come watch and listen from the dock or take a seat on the terrace!
- Night University: On May 16, Tilburg University offers an evening of lectures and debates on the theme 'Facts & Fables'.
- Meimarkt: On May 18-19, downtown turns into a huge market with over 400 stalls full of second-hand treasures and goodies.
- Hap Stap Festival: From May 17-20, sample delicious dishes from local restaurants and food trucks during this culinary festival.
- Budgetkermis: Initiator Robert Martens ensures that on May 7-15, even less fortunate children can enjoy carnival rides free of charge.
Tilburg Trakteert offers something for everyone, from cultural celebrations to culinary discoveries. So check the calendar and enjoy the month of May!
WHAT'S NEW?
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Night University 2024
On Thursday, May 16, it's time for Night University 2024, Tilburg University's vibrant campus and science festival. This year's event is all about 'Facts & Fables'.
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Special Gardens wanted!
This year the 11th edition of the Special Gardens route Tilburg will take place on June 15 and 16. The theme is 'Nature is also culture'. Besides the known participants, the organization is looking for new Special Gardens!
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Come to the Birthday of the City
Tilburg turns 215 on Thursday, April 18. This year we celebrate this on Saturday, April 20 in Tilburg Noord! Throughout the neighborhood there will be various fun activities for young and old.
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Extraordinary literary pop-ups during Street on Tilt
On Saturday, March 23, literary production house Tilt once again organizes Straat op Tilt in collaboration with Stichting Ateliers Tilburg. Together, they will turn Tilburg's city center upside down with special and controversial pop-ups!
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Week of the Circular Economy
Circular Economy Week is the largest national inspiration and networking event for and by (budding) circular entrepreneurs. Also in Tilburg, from March 11 to 16, there is a week full of talks, tours, excursions and workshops.
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Happy Bachdag Tilburg
On Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday on March 21, we will celebrate Happy Bach Day in Tilburg! This day the entire city will be dedicated to Bach, at more than 15 unexpected places and moments you can be surprised by Bach's music.
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Tile on the Walk of Fame for Duncan Laurence
Singer and songwriter Duncan Laurence has been awarded a tile in Tilburg's Walk of Fame. Mayor Weterings symbolically handed the tile to Duncan on Thursday, Feb. 29, following his sold-out concert at Poppodium013.
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Meet the Master: Painting like Van Gogh
Vincents Tekenlokaal recently launched a new Master program, 'Meet the Master'. A program of 5 different master classes involving meeting, making and developing talent and craftsmanship through meaningful Tilburg creators.
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Own architecture award for Tilburg
In the field of architecture and spatial quality, the municipality of Tilburg has much to offer. Reason enough to celebrate and stimulate developments in this area. The Tilburg Architecture Prize is designed to do just that.
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Festival Circolo 2023. A sneak peek with...
Just a few more weeks until Festival Circolo will be back in Tilburg! From October 13 to 22 you will find contemporary circus of the highest level in the city. We sneak a preview with co-organizers Lea Willems and Soesja Pijlman.
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Stadsbos013 gets its own wheelchair route
On Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 10:30 a.m., the wheelchair route will be officially opened in the immediate vicinity of Auberge du Bonheur in the Oude Warande in Stadsbos013.
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Forester Frans: "I'm very excited about the blossoming nature in Tilburg"
Frans Kapteijns (70) his greatest hobby is nature and everything in it. Thus, his mission is to make everyone love the nature you live in. He certainly does not sit still and he likes to tell more about nature in and around Tilburg.
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Ayreon 2023. Pre-fun with...
He called it "the final experiment," but it ended up being his biggest and most long-term project ever. We are, of course, talking about Ayreon! We spoke with Arjen and Joost for a little preview.
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Cultural Tilburg takes over the city during Cultuurroute013
On Thursday, May 25, Tilburg will be one big cultural Valhalla! At least, it already is. But on this day 16 cultural organizations in Tilburg open their doors wide with a jam-packed free program! Check everything about Cultuurroute013 here!
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Mural in Tilburg voted most beautiful in the world!
Numerous murals can be found worldwide, but Tilburg is officially the most beautiful. Street art platform Street Art Cities just announced this. Check it out here!
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Lustwarande 2022. A taste of...
A picture says more than a thousand words. Yet here we are going to devote a thousand words to images: Lustwarande. We look ahead with artistic director Chris Driessen and visual artist Joris Roosen for a bit of anticipation.
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I want to flood Tilburg with the Vitamin G feeling
The color Janneke de Vries gives to the city is easy to guess: green. Everything she does is about initiating and supporting low-threshold projects that contribute to a colorful city and world.
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The dangerously good return of Festival Circolo
The biggest, most fun, most spectacular circus festival in the Netherlands. During the autumn holidays the tents in the Leijpark will again be filled with pointy-footed banter and breathtaking acrobatics during Festival Circolo. Wendy Moonen tells us!
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Kaapstad: A sympathetic conquest of the city center
Tilburg: the city with the best events and the most beautiful cultural pearls. How about Kaapstad, the crazy art takeover and city hacking event that descends on the bubbling city center from August 13 to 15? Check it out here!
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Unfiltered Roem
June is a month full of color in which we all emphasize once again that you can be who you are. In this edition we talk to Roem. According to Roem, the Tilburger is colorful, but is the city colorful too? You can read it here!
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Unfiltered: Rutger van de Wiel
In this edition we talk to Rutger van de Wiel: a creative mind with a passion for art. He would like to see the city become a little more attractive. Curious how he envisions that happening? Check out his Unfiltered opinion here!
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Unfiltered: Marlous Mutsaers
Say books, then you say Gianotten Mutsaers. And say active city resident, you say Marlous Mutsaers. With her son Ruud she's been running the bookstore in the heart of the city center for 7 years now. Curious about her Unfiltered opinion? Read it here!
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Unfiltered Ron Haans
From DJ Ron behind the turntable, to Chief Experience Officer at his own company First Impression. Tilburg will always be his home base, but is there enough experience to be found in the city center? Ron has an unfiltered opinion about that.
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Unfiltered Angelique Cornelissen
It's 2021. The year in which Angelique Cornelissen may call herself City Photographer of Tilburg. Whether Angelique's approach will be completely different from that of her predecessors is something we will see!
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Unfiltered Marcel Kattestaart
We asked Marcel Kattestaart for his Unfiltered opinion about Tilburg. His wish for 2021? Getting out of the construction pits! You can read about that here.
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Unfiltered Stefan Jansen
The people of Tilburg are becoming more and more proud of their city. New buildings are rising on the horizon and atmospheric areas. ut what lies behind this renewal? We talked with Stefan Jansen from Quiet about the poverty that still exists in Tilburg.
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Theo Misiedjan: “Tilburg is the city of urban culture”
In this new Unfiltered edition, we speak with Theodorus Misiedjan, abbreviated to Theo. Besides rapper T.O. he is also known as a Tilburg urban maker. According to Theo Tilburg is the city for urban culture. Find out why in this new edition of Unfiltered!
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Joep van Gassel: 'We are becoming more and more famous as a city, but we also have to stay raw.
What's going on in your head when you cycle through Tilburg? We spoke to Joep van Gassel, an urban artist who brightens up our city with his large wall and floor paintings in public space. What else does the city miss according to Joep? Check it out!
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Unfiltered Magic van Heeswijk
In this Unfiltered edition we speak with Magic van Heeswijk: Tilburg top-skater and winner of the NK Street Skateboarding 2016. Whether his opinion is so unfiltered? That depends on how you look at it. Check out the whole story here!
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Unfiltered Hans van Dongen
2020 is the year in which Hans van Dongen makes his appearance as the proud city photographer of Tilburg. With his pictures Hans says he wants to show the real Tilburg. A clear landmark without cutting, pasting or polishing. The filter comes off!